3 Cackling Cougars!

Chapter 3 Cackling Cougars! SCRAAAAAAPE! Ivan's skis grated against the pavement as he passed through the portal into the gloomy world of 13th Street. He slowed to a stop and looked at his cousins. Dante had fallen flat on his back. Malia was unstrapping her board from her boots. Behind Ivan, the portal disappeared.

第三章 咯咯笑的美洲狮！吱——嘎——！ 伊万穿过传送门，进入13号街那片昏暗的世界时，他的滑雪板在路面上擦得嘎吱响。 他慢慢停了下来，看向自己的表亲。 但丁结结实实摔了个四脚朝天。 玛利亚正在把滑雪板从靴子上解下来。 在伊万身后，传送门消失了。

WHOOSH! "Um, y'all were saying?" snapped Ivan. "Yikes, sorry, dude. Now we're back at our last checkpoint," Dante said. "Excuse me?" Malia asked. "Like a video game," Dante said. "It's the last place we "played," remember?" Malia pointed at the crooked and spooky warehouses that loomed all around. "This is no game, pretty boy." Ivan pushed down on his right heel lever with a ski pole. "Wonder what creatures we'll face this time." Malia's eyes suddenly went wide.

呼——！ “呃，你们刚才说什么来着？”伊万没好气地说。 “哎呀，抱歉啊兄弟。 咱们现在回到最后一个检查点啦。”但丁说。 “你说什么？” 玛利亚问道。 “就像电子游戏一样呀。”但丁说， “这是我们上次‘闯关’的地方，还记得吗？” 玛利亚指着周围赫然耸立的那些歪歪扭扭、阴森森的仓库。 “这可不是游戏，大少爷。” 伊万用滑雪杖按了按右脚的固定器卡扣。 “不知道这次我们会遇到什么怪物。” 玛利亚的眼睛突然瞪大了。

"Um, cougars," she said. "Where?" Dante didn't even try to hide the panic in his voice. Ivan pulled his boots from his skis and turned around. Slinking up the street were a dozen big, tawny cats. Some of them stood on their hind legs, gripping spears in their front paws! "Hey, troop!" the lead cougar called. "Knock, knock!" "Who's there?" the rest shouted in unison. The cousins stared at one another, mouths open. "Talking cougars," Ivan muttered. "That's new." "Kids," the cougars" leader replied. "Kids who?" "Kids who're not supposed to be here!" the cougar shouted.

“呃，是美洲狮。”她说。 “在哪？” 但丁声音里的慌张一点都没藏住。 伊万把脚从滑雪板里抽出来，转过身去。 十几只黄褐色的大猫正顺着街道悄悄溜过来。 有几只还直立着，前爪里攥着长矛！ “嘿，伙计们！” 领头的美洲狮喊道。 “咚咚敲门啦！” “是谁呀？” 剩下的美洲狮齐声喊。 三个表亲你看我我看你，嘴都张得大大的。 “会说话的美洲狮，”伊万小声嘀咕， “还挺新鲜。” “是小孩呀。”美洲狮首领答道。 “什么小孩呀？” “不该出现在这儿的小孩！” 那只美洲狮大吼道。

The entire troop erupted into cackling laughter. Dante stood up and grabbed his board. "That was a terrible joke." "Funky breath. Ferret fire. Now dad jokes? Seems like a step down," Malia said. One of the big cats stood. "Ooh, I've got one, pals. Why did the human throw a clock out the window? Because it wanted to see time fly!" The cougars grabbed their bellies and guffawed. Some even rolled around in the street, howling with laughter.

整群美洲狮一下子爆发出咯咯的笑声。 但丁站起身，一把抓过自己的滑雪板。 “这笑话也太烂了。” “怪味口臭。 雪貂火焰。 现在还讲冷笑话？ 好像越来越没水平了。”玛利亚说。 其中一只大猫站了起来。 “哦，伙计们，我想到一个！ 为什么人类要把时钟扔出窗外呀？ 因为它想看时间飞呀！” 美洲狮们捂着肚子狂笑起来。 有的甚至在地上滚来滚去，笑得直嚎。

Suddenly, Ivan felt sick to his stomach. Dante held his hand to his mouth for a second, then rushed off to puke. The cougars kept laughing, but now their chuckles sounded kind of mean. And they were trotting faster, closing in.

突然，伊万觉得胃里一阵难受。 但丁捂了一会儿嘴，紧接着就冲到旁边吐了。 美洲狮还在笑，可现在他们的笑声听着有点不怀好意。 而且他们跑得越来越快，正一步步逼近。

Malia dropped to her knees. "Their laughter it's making us sick. We need to run but I'm so dizzy." Another cougar shouted, "Why did the human put its money in the freezer? It wanted cold hard cash!" The cackling of the cougars was impossibly loud! Ivan could hardly think. Dante grabbed Malia's arm and pulled her to her feet. "Come on, Ivan!" he screamed. "We have to get away!" Ivan's cousins began to hurry up the street. Their bulky snowsuits and boots made it hard to run. Ivan tried to follow. But the cougars" laughter began to fill up his head. The tall, slanted buildings seemed to swirl all around him. His long legs got tangled up,

玛利亚膝盖一软跪了下去。 “他们的笑声……害得我们……好难受。 我们得……跑……可是我头好晕。” 另一只美洲狮喊道：“为什么人类把钱放进冰箱呀？ 因为他想要冰冷的硬通货呀！” 美洲狮的咯咯笑声响得离谱！ 伊万连思考都快做不到了。 但丁抓住玛利亚的胳膊，把她拉了起来。 “快跑啊，伊万！” 他尖叫着。 “我们得赶紧逃！” 伊万的表亲开始沿着街道往前跑。 他们身上厚厚的雪地服和靴子让他们跑起来很费劲。 伊万努力想跟上。 可美洲狮的笑声好像灌满了他的脑袋。 周围那些高高的、歪歪斜斜的建筑好像都在他身边打转。 他的长腿缠在了一起，